http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23400/beverly-clark-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23400/beverly-clark-2#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:26:21 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23400 A Henderson County grand jury has returned an indictment of murder against 54-year-old Beverly Clark of Chandler for the January death of her sister, Bonnie Clark Halderman, 60.

Bonnie Halderman was the mother of Vernon Howell, who became known as David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidians cult.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23400/beverly-clark-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23218/beverly-clark http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23218/beverly-clark#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:17:01 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23218 Beverly Clark, 54, the aunt of late Branch Davidian leader David Koresh, remained in the Henderson County Jail Tuesday, charged in the stabbing death of Koresh’s mother, Bonnie Haldeman, 64.

A family member told a local newspaper that the woman has a long history of mental illness.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23218/beverly-clark/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23202/mother-david-koresh http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23202/mother-david-koresh#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:02:06 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=23202 The mother of infamous Branch Davidian leader David Koresh was stabbed to death and her sister was in custody Saturday charged with her slaying, authorities said.

Authorities say they do not yet know what happened.

Halderman wrote an autobiography, published in 2007, called "Memories of the Branch Davidians: The Autobiography of David Koresh's Mother," that described how her son, Vernon Howell, became David Koresh. [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/23202/mother-david-koresh/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22291/waco-branch-davidians-siege http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22291/waco-branch-davidians-siege#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:23:02 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=22291 The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos has received a $20,000 grant to create an online exhibit about the 1993 shootout and standoff at the Branch Davidian compound outside of Waco.

The exhibit will be created based on the primary source materials journalist Dick J. Reavis, collected while writing “The Ashes of Waco,” which was published in 1995.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/22291/waco-branch-davidians-siege/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20786/branch-davidians-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20786/branch-davidians-2#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:09:30 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20786/branch-davidians-2 [video]]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20786/branch-davidians-2/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18300/branch-davidians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18300/branch-davidians#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 07:33:00 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18300/branch-davidians http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18300/branch-davidians/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18299/texas-highway-project-threatens-a-cluster-of-branch-davidians-in-waco http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18299/texas-highway-project-threatens-a-cluster-of-branch-davidians-in-waco#comments Sat, 19 May 2007 07:22:46 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18299/texas-highway-project-threatens-a-cluster-of-branch-davidians-in-waco http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18299/texas-highway-project-threatens-a-cluster-of-branch-davidians-in-waco/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18010/columbine-oklahoma-city-waco http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18010/columbine-oklahoma-city-waco#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:12:35 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18010/columbine-oklahoma-city-waco http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18010/columbine-oklahoma-city-waco/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18009/preacher-plans-branch-davidian-memorial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18009/preacher-plans-branch-davidian-memorial#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2007 11:06:36 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18009/preacher-plans-branch-davidian-memorial http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18009/preacher-plans-branch-davidian-memorial/feed 0 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17993/branch-the-lord-our-righteousness http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17993/branch-the-lord-our-righteousness#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2007 06:25:51 +0000 Religion News Blog http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17993/branch-the-lord-our-righteousness http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17993/branch-the-lord-our-righteousness/feed 0